FCT Minister Nyesom Wike Unveils Detailed Plan For Allocation of FCT’s N1.28 Trillion Budget. 70% of the budget allocated to capital expenditure, with emphasis on completing ongoing projects and initiating new ones. Financing sourced from financial markets using the FCT’s IGR, aiming to expedite project completion and restore contractor confidence. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
President Tinubu approves FCT budget exceeding N1.1 trillion for fiscal year 2024. FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, announces the approval, highlighting its impact on infrastructure, healthcare, and education. The budget breakdown includes allocations for overhead expenses, capital projects, and personnel, totaling N1.147 trillion. EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially approved the statutory … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, has officially launched the construction of a modern market consisting of 618 shops in Zuba, Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. During the inauguration ceremony held in Zuba on Saturday, Mahmoud revealed that the market project would be executed … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike, asserted on Wednesday that the administration has been able to stem the wave of insecurity. Making this assertion while appearing before the Nigerian Senate, Wike bemoaned that the challenge is that some of the kidnap cases were stage-managed by individuals working as aides to the … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given his approval for the formation of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Civil Service Commission, as well as the appointment of Head of Service and ten Permanent Secretaries. The development was announced in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday by the Director of Press … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Federal Government through the Bank of Industry (BOI) has announced that it will award three funding categories totalling N200 billion to assist companies and manufacturers nationwide. A statement from the development bank mentioned that the money was from the FGN MSME Intervention Fund, the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund, and … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, launched the Renewed Hope Cities and Estate project at Karsana, area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Tinubu flaged off the construction of 3,112 pilot housing project, which marks the commencement of a nationwide project aimed at delivering 100,000 housing units through a Public-Private Partnership … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has slammed council chairmen in Abuja for failing to hold monthly security meetings. Wike warned that, henceforth, any of the council chairmen who failed to host the monthly security meeting would be declared a threat to the FCT. The former Governor … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu is currently in a closed-door meeting with service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The agenda of the meeting is not yet known, but it was gathered that the president summoned the security chiefs concerning the growing cases of banditry attacks in the nation’s capital. Recall … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that President Bola Tinubu has on Thursday departed Abuja for Lagos to celebrate the Christmas and New Year break. This year’s Christmas and New year celebration marks the President’s first since his swearing in on May 29. It would be recalled that President Tinubu last visited Lagos In June for Eid-el-Kabir … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has approved the move for the withdrawal and revocation of houses sold to some individuals in the capital city. The houses which were reportedly sold by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to the individuals were converted to other uses. EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday claimed that governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nominated people for appointment in the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The former governor of Rivers State made this claim during an interview on Channels … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that some of the allegations made by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, against President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal are of a criminal nature. Obi and Atiku have … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission has sworn in Mahmuda Isah for his second and final term as a Resident Electoral Commissioner. Isah, who holds a PhD in Petroleum Law, was first appointed in January 2018 and served in both Jigawa and Kaduna States before being redeployed to the FCT. During the weekly meeting where Isah … Read more
INEC has asked the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja to dismiss all the petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 Presidential Election. All the opposition parties challenging Tinubu’s victory joined INEC as a co-defendant. INEC defended Tinubu’s win, stating that he “scored highest valid votes cast at the … Read more
A modern complex is set to shoot out of the rubble of ruins at the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere. Eko Hot Blog reports that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday, performed the sod turning for the redevelopment of the oldest courthouse in the country, two years after the iconic colonial vestige was razed by … Read more
Buhari has summoned an emergency security meeting over terror alert. EkoHotBlog reports that President Muhammadu Buhari has called an urgent security meeting for Monday in order to further ease the tension caused by the recent alarm raised by the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK) in their travel advise. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: … Read more
The IGP has said there are no imminent threats in Abuja as the Police released emergency numbers nationwide. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has assured Nigerian residents of adequate security and prompt emergency responses. EDITOR’S PICKS “There’s An Elevated Risk Of Terror Attacks In Abuja” – US … Read more
Peter Obi visited Governor Ortom of Benue State to commiserate with him over the flood disaster in his state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presidential flagbearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has visited Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State following the flood disaster in his state. The former Governor of Anambra State met … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja’s N607.962 billion 2022 budget has been approved by the Senate for second reading. Eko Hot Blog reports that after multiple protests against the tardiness of the 2022 budget presentation, the appropriation measure was approved on Wednesday. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: Ethiopian Embassy Bans Visa On Arrival For Nigerians JUST … Read more